Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not appeal the Likud party court's decision, and will instead rely on a petition filed by MK Afif Abed, according to an Israeli media report.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not appeal the Likud party court's ruling and will instead rely on a petition already filed by MK Afif Abed, according to an Israeli media report Wednesday afternoon.
The decision consolidates the legal challenge to the party court's ruling, which bars sitting MKs from running in district primaries. Earlier today at 12:24 Jerusalem time, an unidentified MK filed a petition to the High Court of Justice against the ruling. The petitioner was later identified as MK Afif Abed. Shortly afterward, the Likud party, through attorney Avraham Bombach, withdrew its own planned petition to the District Court and joined Abed's petition, as The Zioneer reported.
The party court's ruling, handed down on Tuesday, overturned a previous decision in a setback for Netanyahu, according to Israel Hayom. The consolidated legal challenge now centers on Abed's petition, with Netanyahu opting not to file a separate appeal.
The High Court has yet to schedule a hearing on the matter.
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